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The new model became the successful successor of the Seiko Spring Drive, a timepiece created to offer the pure and natural motion of time.With the Credor Spring Drive Sonnerie, the Seiko watch-makers wanted to express the time passage not only by the smooth movement of the hands across the watch's dial but also through the purest sound ever produced by a timepiece.The Seiko Epson elite team of watchmakers created a unique watch provided with innovative features.It is possible to mute the chiming by activating a silent function - it is necessary to press the button at 8 o'clock halfway down.The Seiko watch-makers provided the movement with a 'fail-safe' mechanism to prevent the chiming in case of some mistake caused by inappropriate actions.The Seiko Credor Spring Drive Sonnerie displays the strike hammer seen through the dual su***ce curved sapphire crystal. The case of the Seiko watch is produced from 18-K pink gold, just the right material to reflect the movement's value and improve the chiming sound purity. Real aesthetic lovers will appreciate a Japanese bellflower cutout on the mainspring barrel of the bell mechanism. The Credor Spring Drive Sonnerie marks the time by chiming a softly tinkling 'hanging' bell. The sound of the bell resonates with the Japanese cultural heritage and well-maintained traditions.The Seiko watch is based upon the revolutionary Spring Drive movement 7R series that offered glide-motion hands and power reserve of 48 hours. The Seiko watch-makers incorporated the 'sonnerie' mechanism into the Spring Drive movement.

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This stylish watch has maintained the same rectangular-shaped case distinguished by its opulent lines. The case design has been improved with help of two accurately integrated lever push-pieces.The dial of the Breitling Flying B chronograph sports a completely new design. It has been created in the most refined and luxurious spirit inherited by all the timekeeping creations that pay tribute to the Bentley, most prestigious British car manufacturer. The timepiece incorporated the following peculiarities:mother of pearl hour markers; hollowed chronograph counters; Bentley-livery inspired colors;knurled motif in the center of the dial corresponding to the steel, red gold or white gold case. Every Breitling Flying B chronograph has been individually hand-crafted. At the heart of the timepiece there beats a Breitling officially COSE chronometer- certified chronograph movement.There appeared the first ever ground-breaking LCD digital watch with six-digit display in 1973. Two years later Seiko released the first in the world multi-functional digital watch. The Seiko digital quartz alarm chronograph appeared in 1977. Due to the Seiko efforts quartz watches completely overwhelmed the watch*** industry. Many experts started to believe that mechanical watches would soon fall into oblivion. Still, Yoshikazu Akahane wanted to create a timepiece that would combine the best characteristics of both mechanical and quartz mechanisms. He continued his experiments and then shared his ideas with his colleagues. The superiors of the engineers were really impressed by his idea of developing an 'everlasting watch' and provided him with the necessary support for the project.

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The 'sonnerie' mechanism itself is provided with over 40 hours of power reserve due to its own separate barrel. The power reserve is displayed with help of a second indicator positioned at 2 o'clock. It is easy to operate the movement with the crown found at 3 o'clock and a mode indicator featured at 6 o'clock. The movement of the Seiko watch consists of over 600 individual parts that were meticulously hand-assembled and finished.The exclusive 'sonnerie' mechanism of the Credor Spring Drive Sonnerie has an hour-striking function. The governor mechanism uses the air viscosity to make the chime sound at exact intervals with not a single sound interfering with the pure bell striking. The entirely silent Tri-synchro regulator guarantees the complete silence of the whole movement and the purity of the chining sound. The mechanism applies a special spring with the watch mechanism's barrel to power the hour-striking function. It is possible to set the hour-striking function to three modes that are selected by changing the mode indicator: 'Sonnerie' mode (the number of hours is counted automatically by chiming every hour) 'Original' mode (a three-strike chime announces the time as every three hours pass) Silent mode (the chiming is switched off).As for the hour-repeating function, the Seiko watch's owner has to press the button positioned at 8 o'clock, and the watch will chime every hour, thus keeping its owner aware of the current time. It resembles Japanese hanging bell sound opted for due to its matchless lingering sound symbolizing the natural flow of time. The greatest challenge for the creators of the Seiko watch was to reach the purity of sound. The ideal bell sound was based upon the combination of a bell system that comprised a newly developed governor and the exclusive sound escape system required to let the chime sound pass through the watch case.

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The same metal is used in the timepiece's bracelet. Golden Bridge's dial includes open-worked hands, which are accurately crafted in black gold. The timepiece created exclusively for men features pav?-set princess-cut diamonds, all in all totaling 92.88 k; the model created for women totals 54.9 carats. The formed model is valued at $1 million and the price of the latter is $700,000.Among the additional features of Golden Bridge watches there is a 40-hour power reserve along with 3 accurately shaped and cut sapphire crystals.There are only five sets of Golden Bridge watches for men and women launched on the market. The pair presented in the United States is the only one in the country.For celebrating the event Neiman Marcus will set several parties in the middle of October.The line presently comprises *** as well as chronograph versions of the Breitling Superocean characterized by 500-meter, 1,500-meter and even 2,000-meter water resistance. Every new generation of Breitling Superocean watch models feature improved technical characteristics and are praised for supreme functionality and readability. You will find the new Breitling Superocean Heritage available in two case diameters - 38 and 46 mm. The case of the Breitling watch boasts 200-meter water-resistance. With help of the new screw system the wearer of the Breitling watch can make it shorter or longer if it is necessary.The Ocean Racer rubber strap features circular perforations that remind racing straps of the 1960s. Accompanied by the strap, Breitling Superocean Heritage acquires a special sporty charm.

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In addition to keeping your watches wound, the Orbita Tourbillon will also to rotate them in such a way as to offset the negative effects of gravity. Just as the tourbillon complication is designed to rotate a watch's escapement in order to counteract the forces of gravity and keep the movement functioning more regularly, with every turn, the Orbita Tourbillon positions your watches at a 30° offset from the previous turn. In other words, rather than rotating 360°, the barrel is rotated 390° which means that every 12 turns, the watch has had the opportunity to rest at a slightly different angle, averaging out the tiny variations in accuracy caused by gravitational forces over time.The Orbita Tourbillon is a substantial piece of precision technology, and I was curious to see how it would survive the shipping process. I discovered that the packaging of the Tourbillon is almost as complex as the winder itself, allowing it to arrive perfectly sound. After getting it assembled and set up, you may find you have left a few unsightly fingerprints which are easily removed with a small amount of glass cleaner on a lint-free cloth. Over time, the Tourbillon will accumulate a light layer of dust in areas you can't easily wipe clean. I found that compressed air is the easiest, fastest, and safest way to keep it looking brand new.Before I got the Orbita Tourbillon, I was using an inexpensive Chinese-made re-branded device which got the job done, but wasn't much to look at, and was loud enough that I had to keep it tucked away in a remote corner of my office.

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The "no-stop-time planner" can help you plan a dive that requires no decompression stops.Sophisticated free dive data measurement including depth sampled at three times per second, maximum depth, su***ce time, deepest dive of the day, longest dive of the day, and more.Data transfer function which allows you to download data from the watch to the Suunto Dive Manager PC desktop software.Audible and visual alarms for dive time and depth.In dive mode, current depth, maximum depth, current time, dive time, decompression time, and temperature. When you're talking about Suunto, however, even "introductory" means an astounding number of features for both SCUBA divers, and free divers:Standard digital watch features like 12/24 hour display, dual time, date, daily alarm, and stopwatch with split time.Four modes: time (for when you're not diving), free dive (for diving without a tank), air (for diving with standard air), and nitrox (for diving with different gas mixtures).Dive planning and analysis functions.Bitmapped display capable of showing graphs as well as numbers and text.Up to 240-hour profile and logbook memory.Suunto's "Deep Stop RGBM" algorithm (Reduced Gradient Bubble Model).Adjustable for altitude and personal settings.Multi-step ascent rate indicator.Battery power monitor and warning function so you don't find yourself diving with a dead battery.Glass face, metal/composite housing.Metric or imperial units for display.

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You can see the entire Timex Solar lineup on their site, but here's a breakdown:Three analog/digital combinations.Three shock-resistant digital models.Six in the Triathlon series.Two reverse LCD displays, which are white on black. (The conventional LCDs all seem to have the new high contrast displays we found in the Timex iControl.)All the Timex Solar watches have the following in common:One-year warranty.Indiglo night light with the "FLIX" system (more below).Power (charge) indicator.Water resistant to either 50 or 100m (165 or 333ft). Prices range from $80 to $110 USD which, in typical Timex fashion, is very reasonable for what you get. I like that they've added what they're calling FLIX; like Casio, this is a feature that allows you to activate the electroluminescent backlight when its dark just by flicking your wrist. However, we've always wondered why they haven't tried to compete more directly with Casio G-Shocks. G-Shocks have been extremely successful for Casio, and although Timex has a great line of Ironman watches, it seems they've been hesitant to encroach directly on G-Shock territory by adding features like solar power. Until now.Timex recently introduced several new solar powered watches. Very clever and useful when you're in dim situations where your hands are full.So let's see: shock-resistant, automatic backlight, and solar powered. These are all things we've traditionally loved about G-Shocks, and hopefully we'll love them just as much in the new Timex Solar watches.

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At 52mm by 16mm, all this is packed into a watch only slightly larger than the average Suunto. With integrated band and plastic case, the watch is lightweight and comfortable to wear. It's noticeably smaller than some of its competition, and the addition of GPS has been done tactfully -- if you didn't recognize the watch, you wouldn't know it was a GPS.Suunto describes the X9i as a "wrist top computer", and they're not kidding. Plan on spending some quality time with the manual before hitting the trails.The GPS portion of the X9i is definitely the marquee feature, so let's dive into that first. Modes and features include:Find Home. Mark a position as "home", and this features easily gives you a vector back to it. Useful in a wide variety of settings, from hiking to flying and exploring.Track back. Similar to find home, but in this case, you're trying to follow your same route back.Activity mode. Tracks speed and distance.Time calibration. You can also use the GPS to set the watches' time for super-accurate timekeeping. Atomic watches, take notice!Navigation mode. Use waypoints and routes as downloaded from the computer to follow a route.Each time you use the GPS, you can have it log data into internal memory for later downloading. This is then displayed in either the Suunto Trek Manager software, or on Google Earth.The GPS, interestingly, cannot display raw latitude and longitude. For all its other features and capabilities, for some reason, no raw coordinates. Strange. Update (9/28/07): We've just been informed by Suunto that the X9i can display raw latitude and longitude information. If you go to the Function menu (long press on the middle right-hand enter button), you can select "Position" which enables viewing coordinates.